• SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 18+19
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 18+19

    7 May 2025

    Skechers is acquired by 3G in $9bn deal | Nike keeps changing management, Amy Montagne new President | Strong Adidas results tempered by potential tariff impact | Worldly explained: CGO Adele Stafford on the Higg Index, Cascale and measuring environmental impact on a product base | Columbia pulls FY25 guidance on market uncertainty | Brooks sets revenue record in Q1 | XXL revenues rose 7.2% in Q1 | New Wave Sports Q1 net sales increased by 9.0% | Vulcabras’ Q1 results bolstered by athletic footwear | After ‘exceptional’ Q1 Skechers pulls FY guidance amid trade uncertainty | Moody’s lowers Under Armour’s rating | Gymshark turns small FY24 operating profit; European sales up 17% | Swedish sports retail sales up 7.6% in Q1 2025 after three years of decline | Sport 2000 Austria had a strong winter season | Puma is closer to its 2050 goal: 90% of products now contain recycled materials | Tecnica reacts to the Trump tariffs | Investment firm William Blair on Trump tariffs | Europe’s new outdoor business event, the Outdoor Impact Summit, is closing in | SEO, social media and post purchase: e-commerce study compares DTC and retail

  • Decathlon partners with Tata Cliq Fashion to bolster e-commerce presence in India
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    Decathlon partners with Tata Cliq Fashion to bolster e-commerce presence in India

    29 April 2025

    Tata Cliq Fashion will host Decathlon’s portfolio of over 5,000 products across 60 sports categories.

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    Short Stops Week 19, 2025

    25 April 2025

    COMMUNITY +++ US footwear industry leaders have established the Footwear Innovation Fund, a non-profit research think tank focusing on innovation in the footwear industry, headquartered in Reston, Virginia +++ FINANCIAL +++ Vinted Group, the owner of second-hand marketplace Vinted, saw revenues increase 36 percent to €813.4 million in ...

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    Short Stops Week 17, 2025

    12 April 2025

    EVENTS +++ Italian Exhibition Group SpA, organizers of Rimini Wellness, is now a member of the European Platform for Sport Innovation (EPSI) +++ A new event showcasing the latest products for swimming, running, cycling and triathlon enthusiasts, World of Triathlon Live, will debut at ExCeL London on March 28-29, 2026 ...

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 14+15
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 14+15

    9 April 2025

    Arthur Hoeld of Adidas is to be the new Puma CEO | Decathlon has a new CEO | Intersport Int’l appoints new CEO | The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q4 2024 | Arc’teryx drives Amer Sports’ success | Trump’s tariffs: Reactions from within the sporting goods industry and beyond | Sales up, profits down at Decathlon in FY24 | One of On’s co-CEOs leaves the company as four new senior leaders start | Intersport Int’l sales totaled €14.0bn in FY24, up 2.1% | International drives the topline as Lululemon annual sales top $10bn for first time | Li Ning posts 3.4 percent increase in annual operating profit | Puma appoints its first female President of North America | Intersport rolls out football specialist store format, set to launch in up to 20 markets | Sales for Decathlon France amounted to €4.73bn in FY24 | ISPO Munich presents new concept and structure for 2025 show | eCom Teams files for bankruptcy | Decathlon Germany to open stores at Galeria locations | Rip Curl with DTC growth, while wholesale dropped for KMD due to cautious pre-season buying | Sales rise slightly in Q1 for H&M | Ecco’s net revenues drop by 5% | Technogym posts strong FY24 results despite geopolitical uncertainties

  • Decathlon partners with AI-powered fitness app Freeletics
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    Decathlon partners with AI-powered fitness app Freeletics

    9 April 2025

    The partnership combines the respective expertise in equipment and AI-generated coaching to offer an ultra-personalized coaching experience.

  • ASMAS CEO Peter Bruggmann: "The private, independent sports shops are a key feature of the Swiss market"
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    ASMAS CEO Peter Bruggmann: "The private, independent sports shops are a key feature of the Swiss market"

    6 April 2025

    Like many others, the Swiss market for sports has had trouble sustaining growth since the pandemic. SGI Europe has gotten hold of Peter Bruggmann, CEO of ASMAS, the Swiss sports retail association, to obtain details on how the Swiss market developed in full-year 2024. SGIE: How does the ...

  • Sales up, profits down at Decathlon in FY24
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    Sales up, profits down at Decathlon in FY24

    2 April 2025

    The group has been cutting costs and plans to continue with this in 2025.

  • Sales for Decathlon France amounted to €4.73bn in FY24
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    Sales for Decathlon France amounted to €4.73bn in FY24

    1 April 2025

    This result is flat from the €4.752 billion and €4.7 billion the company reported in FY23 and FY22.

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    Short Stops Week 15, 2025

    31 March 2025

    DISTRIBUTION +++ Lotto Sport is returning to the UK market through a strategic partnership with Kitlocker.com, which IS becomING its official UK football, apparel & accessories licensee +++ SOURCING +++ The Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA) estimates that approximately 100,000 garment workers have been impacted by the recent ...